Kd by Marcus Thompson

Kd by Marcus Thompson

Golden State Warriors insider and bestselling author Marcus Thompson paints a complex portrait and captures all the multitudes of a dynamic athlete trying to carve his legacy (Jonathan Abrams, New York Times bestselling author) with this definitive biography of one of the most extraordinary basketball players in NBA history--Kevin Durant.

The NBA has never seen a player quite like Kevin Durant. Larry Bird wasn't as quick, Magic Johnson didn't have such a range, and Michael Jordan wasn't seven feet tall. Durant handles the ball like Allen Iverson, shoots like Dirk Nowitzki, and has the scoring instincts of Kobe Bryant. He does it in a body that's about as big as Hakeem Olajuwon. But ultimately, Kevin Durant is like no one but himself.

After an incredible first season with Golden State, Kevin Durant earned the coveted NBA Finals MVP award: he was the Warriors' top scorer in every game of the 2017 Finals, helping the team snatch the title from LeBron James and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers.

As a sports columnist for The Athletic Bay Area, and longtime beat reporter covering the Golden State Warriors, Marcus Thompson is perfectly positioned to trace Durant's inspirational journey. KD follows Durant's underdog story from his childhood spent in poverty outside DC; to his rise playing on AU teams with future NBA players; to becoming a star and hometown hero for the Oklahoma Thunder; to his controversial decision to play for the NBA rival Golden State Warriors; to his growth from prodigy into a man, in the first true inside account of this superstar player.

With his gift for insight into people, in a way that might be sui generis among writers (Ethan Strauss, The Athletic), Thompson has written a powerful, moving biography of a modern-day legend that is also an essential read for all sports fans--or anyone who wants to know: what's it like to shoot for greatness?

Marcus Thompson II is a lead columnist for The Athletic, where he covers the Golden State Warriors, the San Francisco 49ers and Giants, as well as the Oakland Raiders and Athletics. He formerly worked as a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, where he solely covered the Warriors as a beat writer for ten seasons. He resides in Oakland, California, with his wife Dawn and daughter Sharon. Golden: The Extraordinary Rising of Steph Curry and KD: Kevin Durant's Persistent Drive to Be the Best are his national bestsellers.

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ISBN 13	9781501197819
ISBN 10	1501197819
Title	Kd
Author	Marcus Thompson
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Publisher	Atria Books
Year published	2019-05-14
Number of pages	272
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